What is the price of leather in New Zealand?

As of January 2025, leather in New Zealand is US$ 1.99 per kg (3.16 NZD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is New Zealand's world rank in leather exports?

New Zealand ranks 13th among 96 leather exporters.

How much leather did New Zealand export in 2024?

New Zealand exported 26,972 tonnes of leather in 2024.

What is the latest export price for New Zealand leather?

The latest export unit value for New Zealand leather is US$1.9861 per kg.

What percentage of global leather exports does New Zealand contribute?

New Zealand contributes 1.7% of global leather exports.

Leather Price in New Zealand - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Leather Prices in New Zealand

US$ 1.99 / kg

3.16 NZD / kg

MoM ▲ 20.4% YoY ▲ 20.4%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (NZD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	1.99	3.16	▲ 20.4%	▲ 20.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the leather price in New Zealand available is US$ 1.99 per kg (3.16 NZD), up 20.4% year-on-year.

New Zealand exported US$44.5 million worth of leather in 2024, totaling 26,972 tonnes and ranking 13th among 96 global exporters with 1.7% of world exports. Export volumes declined by 22.1% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for leather is US$1.9861 per kg. New Zealand is a net exporter of leather under HS code 4104.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - leather in New Zealand

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, New Zealand exported $44.5M (27 kt) of leather▼ 22.1% YoY. That ranks #13 worldwide (1.7% of global exports).

$44.5M

Export value

27 kt

Export volume

#13 / 96

World rank

1.7%

Global share

$1.65

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top leather exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Brazil $645.8M · 24.1%
#2 US $454.3M · 16.9%
#3 Italy $269.2M · 10%
#4 Argentina $172M · 6.4%
#5 China $156.5M · 5.8%

Annual export data New Zealand · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$44.5M	27 kt	$1.65
2023	$57.1M	32.5 kt	$1.76
2022	$61M	27.7 kt	$2.2
2021	$68.6M	29.6 kt	$2.31
2020	$41.8M	28.5 kt	$1.47

HS Code

leather is traded under Harmonized System code 4104. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

New Zealand leather - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of leather shipped by New Zealand in 2020 was 1,161 metric tons. In 2019 New Zealand sold 1,513 tonnes of leather. Across 2019 alone, the interest in New Zealand leather (processed category) has gone down, with a change of -12.188 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports went up by 25.25 pc earning the country US$31.96m for the year 2019. New Zealand's leather exports are categorised as:

Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411100)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
Leather of whole hides of bovine animals, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410410)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of pigs, without hair on, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411320)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of goats or kids, without wool or hair on, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411310)
Leather of reptiles (excluding vegetable pre-tanned only, plus chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410729)
Full grains leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", unsplit, of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410711)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather (excluding lacquered or metallised reconstituted leather) (HS code 411420)
Leather of antelopes, deer, elks, elephants and other animals, incl. sea animals, dehaired, and leather of hairless animals (excluding bovine and equine animals, sheep and lambs, goats and kids, pigs and reptiles, chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410790)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of reptiles,, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411330)
Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411510)
Bovine and equine leather, dehaired, tanned or pretanned only, whether or not split (excluding leather of whole hides of bovine animals, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½, and bovine leather, pre-tanned only) (HS code 410429)
Bovine leather, dehaired, mineral or synthetic pre-tanned only, whether or not split (excluding leather of whole hides, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½) (HS code 410422)
Chamois leather, incl. combination chamois leather (excluding glacÃ©-tanned leather subsequently treated with formaldehyde and leather stuffed with oil only after tanning) (HS code 411410)
Chamois leather, incl. combination chamois leather (excluding glacâ€š-tanned leather subsequently treated with formaldehyde and leather stuffed with oil only after tanning) (HS code 410800)
Full grains leather, unsplit and grain splits leather, in the dry state "crust", of hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, without hair on (excluding further prepared) (HS code 410441)
Leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather" of the portions, strips or sheets of hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding unsplit full grains leather, grain splits leather, chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410799)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of antelopes, deer, elks, elephants and other animals, incl. sea animals, without wool or hair on, and leather of hairless animals, whether or not split (excluding leather of bovine and equine animals, sheep and lambs, goats or kids, swine and reptiles, and chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallised leather) (HS code 411390)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting incl. parchment-dressed leather", of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather)" (HS code 411200)
Parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour (HS code 411520)
Grain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410712)
Bovine and equine leather, dehaired, prepared after tanning, incl. parchment-dressed (excluding leather of whole bovine hides, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½, full grains and full grain splits, chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410439)
Full grains leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", unsplit, of the portions, strips or sheets of hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410791)
Grain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the portions, strips or sheets of hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410792)
Bovine leather, dehaired, vegetable pre-tanned only, whether or not split (excluding leather of whole hides, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½) (HS code 410421)
Parings and other waste of leather, parchment-dressed leather or composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour (HS code 411000)
Leather of reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
Leather of swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
Leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather" of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding unsplit full grains leather, grain splits leather, chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410719)
Full grains and full grain splits of bovine and equine animals, dehaired, prepared after tanning (HS code 410431)

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New Zealand leather export values

In 2019, New Zealand sold leather worth 31.96m USD, a decrease of -16.39% from 2018's total leather export of 38.224m USD. The annual reduction in value of New Zealand leather between 2017 to 2018 was 32.953 pc.

The yearly variation in the quantity of New Zealand's leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was 25.25 percent compared to a variation of -12.188% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

New Zealand's portion of the world's total leather's exports in 2019 was 1.8 percent. New Zealand is ranked position 10 in world exports of leather.

Export markets for New Zealand leather ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

New Zealand is a net exporter of leather. The annual growth of New Zealand leather in value between 2015 to 2019 was 140%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 384%, per annum.

New Zealand bought 81 tonnes of leather in 2019.

Other Processed Prices in New Zealand

Latest prices for other processed in New Zealand:

Butter$7.75/kg Raw Hides & Skins$1.62/kg Wine$6.17/kg Cheese$4.78/kg Mineral water$0.58/kg Cocoa shells, husks, skins$0.16/kg Coffee$9.90/kg Copra$12.84/kg Heart of palm$3.86/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$3.67/kg Mushrooms &Truffles$6.29/kg Natural Rubber$149.45/kg Olive Oil$10.71/kg Sorghum Floor$1.34/kg Tapioca$2.44/kg

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